Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 28 February 1857, with a second round on 5 March.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p673 According to the

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of the empire, partisans of the regime ran as "official candidates" of the regime in often gerrymandered ''circonscriptions''. As official candidates, their campaign expenditures were paid by the government and their campaigns led by the local government.

Results

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